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FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 2 FOCUS | Page 6 Pakhtakor vs Tokyo bosses Esteghlal clash announce a set to be a scaled-back thrilling aff air Olympics plan Saturday, September 26, 2020 SPOTLIGHT Safar 9, 1442 AH Australia mourns GULF TIMES ‘original maverick’ Dean Jones SPORT Page 7 ATHLETICS / DIAMOND LEAGUE It feels like home as Obiri powers to 3,000m victory Yesterday, she led a Kenyan sweep of top five with Agnes Tirop and Beatrice Chepkoech finishing second and third respectively By Mikhil Bhat Doha ellen Obiri had little trouble notching yet an- other memorable victo- Hry in Doha as the Kenyan topped the women’s 3,000m event with ease at the Doha Diamond League event at Qatar Sports Club yesterday. Obiri, who won the 5,000m in a world-leading time of 14:22.12 in Monaco last month, also set a world leading time in the 3,000m yesterday, winning in 8:22.54. Obiri had been training in Doha USA’s Aaron Mallet celebrates after winning the men’s 110m hurdles for a month in preparation for the during the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Doha yesterday. fi nal Diamond League event of the season in hopes of improving her personal best of 8:20.68 that she had set at the same venue in 2014. The Qatari capital has worked for her on many occasions, includ- ing last year when she had won the same event in the Diamond League before winning the 5,000m world title. Yesterday, she led a Kenyan sweep of top fi ve with Agnes Tirop Kenya’s Hellen Obiri celebrates after setting a world leading time in the women’s 3,000 metres at the Doha Diamond League meeting at the and Beatrice Chepkoech fi nish- Suheim bin Hamad Stadium yesterday, PICTURES: AFP, Ramchand, Shemeer Rashid and Noushad Thekkayil ing second and third respectively. Margaret Kipkemboi and Hyvin best of 20.23 seconds, shaving al- “I wasn’t really expecting to win Kiyeng rounded out the top fi ve. most half a second off his previous and that’s why I am very surprised “Doha has become more like mark. Jamaican Julian Forte ran a not only with the win but with my a second home to me as I’ve won season’s best 20.39 for his second record here tonight,” Kipyegon so many races here including the place, while Olympic bronze med- said after the win. World Championships last year. allist Christophe Lemaitre was “The year has been a disturbing I love coming back to Doha again third in 20.68 seconds. one for everyone… we can’t wait and again. I’ve had the opportu- Payton Chadwick of the US enough for 2021 to be here. I am nity of training in Doha for about a topped the women’s 100m hur- going back home to celebrate with month in preparation for this event dles ahead of compatriot Taliyah my husband and daughter, and and I believe it has helped me to get Brooks. While Chadwick ran a sea- after that start the preparation for in shape and acclimatised quite son’s best of 12.78 seconds, Brooks next year and particularly for the well,” Obiri said. was second in a personal best Olympics.” Morocco’s Ilyass El Ouali celebrates winning the 1,500m yesterday. Double Olympic champion mark of 12.86. Britain’s Cindy Ofi li The 1,500m world champion Elaine Thompson-Herah won the (13.02) was third. Timothy Cheruiyot had chosen to latest edition of her rivalry with Stewart McSweyn set the Aus- step down in distance to 800m to multiple world medallist Marie- tralian national record in the men’s test his speed endurance. Howev- Josee Ta Lou, topping the women’s 1500m fi nal to win the event for er, that part of the plan didn’t work 100m sprint in 10.87 seconds. the fi rst time at a Diamond League. out well for the Kenyan. After the Jamaican Thompson- The 25-year-old won in a per- Compatriot and world bronze Herah won the 200m in 2017, the sonal best time of 3:30.51 ahead medallist Ferguson Cheruiyot Ivorian Ta Lou won the 100m in of Ethiopian Selemon Barega Rotich ran a season’s best 1:44.16 2018. At last year’s Doha Worlds, (3:32.97) and Moroccan Soufi ane to win the two lap race, edging out Ta Lou was third in 100m, while El Bakkali (3:33.45). Britain’s Elliot Giles (1:44.56) for Thompson-Herah, battling an in- Olympic champion Faith Kipy- the win. Another Kenyan, Wyclife jury, fi nished fourth. egon stayed unbeaten in the short Kinyamal, was third in 1:45.68, Yesterday, Thompson-Herah 2020 season so far winning the while Cheruiyot fi nished eighth fi nished just outside her world Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah (R) wins the Women’s 100m. women’s 800m event in a world despite his season’s best 1:46.78. leading time of 10.85, while Amer- leading time of 1:57.68, also her Elsewhere, Aaron Mallet of the ican Kayla White rounded out the a great event,” Thompson-Herah agenda and it begins in earnest.” personal best. She fi nished almost US won the men’s 110m hurdles, top three in 11.25 seconds. said after the win. “I am happy to Running 200m for the fi rst time one and a half seconds ahead of while Ukrainian Maryna Bekh- “It’s been wonderful been here win but my major focus is to fi n- this season, there was little stop- second-placed Esther Guerrero Romanchuk jumped a season’s in Doha and I want to thank the or- ish the year healthy. Preparations ping Arthur Cisse of Ivory Coast, (1:59.22), while Britain’s Adelle best 6.91m for a win in the wom- ganisers for putting together such for the Olympics is the next on my who eased to victory in a personal Tracey was third in 1:59.87. en’s long jump event. Kenya’s Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich (R) on way to win 800m race. CYCLING Ganna fi rst Italian to win time trial world title Reuters seconds. ing for a podium fi nish having were running around looking for Dutchman Tom Dumoulin, Imola, Italy Swiss Stefan Kung took third won four rainbow jerseys on the it... No idea. the 2017 champion, endured a place, 29.80 seconds off the pace, track already.” “Someone (messed) up, but bad day at the offi ce, narrowly as Australian Rohan Dennis, who Ganna is the fi rst Italian to win that’s the way it goes,” Thomas avoiding a crash in the fi nale and re-race favourite Filippo had won the two previous titles, the individual time trial at the was quoted as saying by Cycling fi nishing 10th, more than one Ganna won his maiden ended up a disappointing fi fth. road world championships. News. minute off the pace. individual time trial “It’s a dream for me, I had great Briton Geraint Thomas, who is “I only got my race bike three Chaos was narrowly avoided world title on home soil support from the team car, I want gearing up for next month’s Giro minutes before the start and I as the fi nish line arch collapsed Pas the Italian crushed his rivals to thank the whole Italian team,” d’Italia, fi nished an encouraging was like, ‘Where’s my Garmin?’ about half an hour after the last over 32 kilometres yesterday. said Ganna, who had geared up fourth after making a fast start They gave me a spare one and I rider, Dennis, completed his ride. Italy’s Filippo Ganna in The 24-year-old, a four-times for the event by winning the indi- despite racing without his GPS was frantically pairing that. “Due to the very strong wind action during the men’s individual pursuit world cham- vidual time trial on the Tirreno- unit. Then I went to put it on and it today, the fi nish arch fell down elite individual time pion on the track, clocked 35 Adriatico stage race earlier this “I warmed up on a diff erent was too big to fi t on, so I was like, in the late afternoon, after the trial in Imola yesterday. minutes 54.10 seconds to beat month. bike and then I got to my race jeepers, but that’s just the way it end of the race,” the UCI said in Belgian Wout van Aert by 26.72 “I had no pressure. I was com- bike and it wasn’t there. People goes.” a statement. Gulf Times 2 Saturday, September 26, 2020 SPORT HORSE RACING Lost In Space fi nds the winning post for Qatar Racing Agencies Man a length and three quarters Newmarket, United Kingdom further back in third. Top fi eld for QREC-sponsored Murphy commented after the race, “He’s tough and the yard sprint in Ireland today he two-year-old colt has done a great job with this Lost In Space notched horse. He’s on a winning streak A top quality field will line up today for the Qatar Racing and his third consecutive and I’m very pleased. He could Equestrian Club Renaissance Stakes (Group 3) in Curragh, Ireland, victory for owners Qa- strengthen up from 2 to 3, so let’s today. The black type six-furlong sprint will be run at 5:50pm Qatar Ttar Racing Limited at Newmar- see what the next step is.